Dragonfly Mountain Japanese Sword Forging School

Last week, all of us here at Dragonfly Forge completed the most important step in our move to our new upgraded facility. We moved our 100lb Little Giant Trip Hammer, which weights about 4,000 lbs! The move went according to plan, with no problems. The Little Giant nows sits in its new home, ready to pound hot steel. The new building of the Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo (Dragonfly Mountain Sword Forging School) is now covered in red cedar siding. A mahogany hardwood floor has also been constructed for what will serve as the metal studio area of the school.

As many of you may know, we began construction on a new larger better equipped shop late last summer. The new shop will make conducting classes much easier, as well as many other possibilities. These photos were all taken late last summer.

New Shop

Photos of early construction of the new swordsmithing school.

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We are currently preparing to the move our huge Little Giant Co. trip hammer. After the “big move”, we will post new photos of the progress.

The new Swordsmithing School will officially open on April 14-15 at our Grand Opening and Open House. Space to this event is limited, so please contact us if you are interested in attending.